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vrijmaken — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • clear adj Transparent, or free of clouds, mist, or obstruction.
  • emancipate verb To set free (a person or group) from the oppression or restraint of another; to liberate.

Senses

vrijmaken is used for these senses in English:

  • emancipate To set free (a person or group) from the oppression or restraint of another; to liberate.
  • set free (transitive) To release, to free, to give freedom to.

clear — full definition

  1. adj Transparent, or free of clouds, mist, or obstruction.
  2. adj Easy to understand, see, or hear; free of ambiguity.
  3. verb To remove obstacles or unwanted items so something becomes open or unobstructed.
  4. verb To officially free someone from suspicion, blame, or an obligation.

emancipate — full definition

  1. verb To set free (a person or group) from the oppression or restraint of another; to liberate.
  2. verb To cause (a place) to be free from the colonization or rule of another entity.
  3. verb Often followed by from: chiefly with reference to slavery in the United States, and in Central and South America: to set free (oneself or someone) from imprisonment, or from serfdom or slavery.
  4. verb To release (a minor) from the legal authority and custody which a parent or guardian has over them; also (Ancient Rome, historical), to release (a child) from the legal authority of the paterfamilias.

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